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| Elections in Florida |
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The 1976 United States presidential election in Florida took place on November 2, 1976. All fifty states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Florida voters chose seventeen electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Florida was won by Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter by a margin of 5.29%, giving him the state's 17 electoral votes.
As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last election in which Polk County, Brevard County, Marion County, Bay County, Holmes County, Washington County, DeSoto County, Hardee County, Nassau County, St. Johns County, and Walton County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[1]
As of 2020, this is the most recent time that Florida voted more Democratic than the following states in a presidential election: California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin. This is also the last presidential election in which Florida voted to the left of the nation as a whole.[2][3]
51% of white voters supported Ford while 47% supported Carter.[4][5]
Results
| Presidential candidate | Party | Home state | Popular vote | Electoral vote |
Running mate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | Percentage | Vice-presidential candidate | Home state | Electoral vote | ||||
| Jimmy Carter | Democratic | Georgia | 1,636,000 | 51.93% | 17 | Walter Mondale | Minnesota | 17 |
| Gerald Ford | Republican | Michigan | 1,469,531 | 46.64% | 0 | Bob Dole | Kansas | 0 |
| Eugene McCarthy | Independent | Minnesota | 23,643 | 0.75% | 0 | Sharon Stone Kilpatrick | Virginia | 0 |
| Thomas J. Anderson | American | Tennessee | 21,325 | 0.68% | 0 | Rufus Shackelford | Florida | 0 |
| Roger MacBride | Libertarian | Virginia | 103 | 0.00% | 0 | David Bergland | California | 0 |
| Julius Levin | Socialist Labor | New Jersey | 19 | 0.00% | 0 | Constance Blomen | Massachusetts | 0 |
| Frank Zeidler | Socialist | Wisconsin | 8 | 0.00% | 0 | J. Quinn Brisben | Illinois | 0 |
| Ernest Miller | Write-in | — | 2 | 0.00% | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| Total | 3,150,631 | 100% | 17 | 17 | ||||
| Needed to win | 270 | 270 | ||||||
Results by county
| James Earl Carter Democratic |
Gerald Rudolph Ford Republican |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||||
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| County | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # |
| Alachua | 27,895 | 62.58% | 15,546 | 34.87% | 1,137 | 2.55% | 12,349 | 27.70% | 44,578 |
| Baker | 2,985 | 71.16% | 1,058 | 25.22% | 152 | 3.62% | 1,927 | 45.94% | 4,195 |
| Bay | 14,858 | 50.39% | 14,208 | 48.19% | 418 | 1.42% | 650 | 2.20% | 29,484 |
| Bradford | 3,868 | 68.86% | 1,680 | 29.91% | 69 | 1.23% | 2,188 | 38.95% | 5,617 |
| Brevard | 46,421 | 50.26% | 44,470 | 48.15% | 1,473 | 1.59% | 1,951 | 2.11% | 92,364 |
| Broward | 176,491 | 51.55% | 161,411 | 47.15% | 4,441 | 1.30% | 15,080 | 4.40% | 342,343 |
| Calhoun | 2,487 | 67.42% | 1,153 | 31.26% | 49 | 1.33% | 1,334 | 36.16% | 3,689 |
| Charlotte | 10,300 | 44.14% | 12,703 | 54.44% | 330 | 1.41% | -2,403 | -10.30% | 23,333 |
| Citrus | 9,438 | 53.30% | 7,973 | 45.03% | 296 | 1.67% | 1,465 | 8.27% | 17,707 |
| Clay | 8,410 | 49.04% | 8,468 | 49.38% | 270 | 1.57% | -58 | -0.34% | 17,148 |
| Collier | 8,764 | 36.96% | 14,643 | 61.76% | 303 | 1.28% | -5,879 | -24.80% | 23,710 |
| Columbia | 6,683 | 62.08% | 3,947 | 36.66% | 136 | 1.26% | 2,736 | 25.41% | 10,766 |
| Dade | 303,047 | 58.06% | 211,148 | 40.45% | 7,747 | 1.48% | 91,899 | 17.61% | 521,942 |
| Desoto | 2,715 | 56.30% | 2,000 | 41.48% | 107 | 2.22% | 715 | 14.83% | 4,822 |
| Dixie | 2,169 | 78.82% | 558 | 20.28% | 25 | 0.91% | 1,611 | 58.54% | 2,752 |
| Duval | 105,912 | 58.01% | 74,997 | 41.08% | 1,652 | 0.90% | 30,915 | 16.93% | 182,561 |
| Escambia | 38,279 | 47.42% | 41,471 | 51.38% | 965 | 1.20% | -3,192 | -3.95% | 80,715 |
| Flagler | 2,086 | 61.84% | 1,262 | 37.41% | 25 | 0.74% | 824 | 24.43% | 3,373 |
| Franklin | 1,859 | 62.53% | 1,054 | 35.45% | 60 | 2.02% | 805 | 27.08% | 2,973 |
| Gadsden | 6,798 | 65.17% | 3,531 | 33.85% | 102 | 0.98% | 3,267 | 31.32% | 10,431 |
| Gilchrist | 1,807 | 76.76% | 528 | 22.43% | 19 | 0.81% | 1,279 | 54.33% | 2,354 |
| Glades | 1,311 | 66.72% | 624 | 31.76% | 30 | 1.53% | 687 | 34.96% | 1,965 |
| Gulf | 2,641 | 61.69% | 1,584 | 37.00% | 56 | 1.31% | 1,057 | 24.69% | 4,281 |
| Hamilton | 2,053 | 69.57% | 794 | 26.91% | 104 | 3.52% | 1,259 | 42.66% | 2,951 |
| Hardee | 2,670 | 52.28% | 2,189 | 42.86% | 248 | 4.86% | 481 | 9.42% | 5,107 |
| Hendry | 2,337 | 54.94% | 1,843 | 43.32% | 74 | 1.74% | 494 | 11.61% | 4,254 |
| Hernando | 7,717 | 56.20% | 5,793 | 42.19% | 222 | 1.62% | 1,924 | 14.01% | 13,732 |
| Highlands | 7,218 | 45.88% | 8,317 | 52.86% | 198 | 1.26% | -1,099 | -6.99% | 15,733 |
| Hillsborough | 94,589 | 54.01% | 78,504 | 44.82% | 2,052 | 1.17% | 16,085 | 9.18% | 175,145 |
| Holmes | 3,256 | 62.86% | 1,850 | 35.71% | 74 | 1.43% | 1,406 | 27.14% | 5,180 |
| Indian River | 8,512 | 45.63% | 9,818 | 52.63% | 324 | 1.74% | -1,306 | -7.00% | 18,654 |
| Jackson | 7,687 | 60.76% | 4,795 | 37.90% | 170 | 1.34% | 2,892 | 22.86% | 12,652 |
| Jefferson | 2,310 | 61.62% | 1,361 | 36.30% | 78 | 2.08% | 949 | 25.31% | 3,749 |
| Lafayette | 1,126 | 67.63% | 523 | 31.41% | 16 | 0.96% | 603 | 36.22% | 1,665 |
| Lake | 14,369 | 41.31% | 19,976 | 57.42% | 442 | 1.27% | -5,607 | -16.12% | 34,787 |
| Lee | 30,567 | 43.80% | 38,038 | 54.50% | 1,184 | 1.70% | -7,471 | -10.71% | 69,789 |
| Leon | 28,729 | 53.76% | 23,739 | 44.42% | 975 | 1.82% | 4,990 | 9.34% | 53,443 |
| Levy | 4,025 | 65.28% | 1,965 | 31.87% | 176 | 2.85% | 2,060 | 33.41% | 6,166 |
| Liberty | 1,137 | 64.02% | 620 | 34.91% | 19 | 1.07% | 517 | 29.11% | 1,776 |
| Madison | 3,218 | 63.85% | 1,761 | 34.94% | 61 | 1.21% | 1,457 | 28.91% | 5,040 |
| Manatee | 24,342 | 44.78% | 29,300 | 53.90% | 718 | 1.32% | -4,958 | -9.12% | 54,360 |
| Marion | 16,963 | 50.37% | 16,163 | 47.99% | 553 | 1.64% | 800 | 2.38% | 33,679 |
| Martin | 8,785 | 42.33% | 11,682 | 56.28% | 289 | 1.39% | -2,897 | -13.96% | 20,756 |
| Monroe | 11,079 | 56.08% | 8,232 | 41.67% | 446 | 2.26% | 2,847 | 14.41% | 19,757 |
| Nassau | 5,896 | 64.51% | 3,136 | 34.31% | 108 | 1.18% | 2,760 | 30.20% | 9,140 |
| Okaloosa | 14,210 | 42.68% | 18,598 | 55.86% | 487 | 1.46% | -4,388 | -13.18% | 33,295 |
| Okeechobee | 3,184 | 65.99% | 1,598 | 33.12% | 43 | 0.89% | 1,586 | 32.87% | 4,825 |
| Orange | 58,442 | 44.80% | 70,451 | 54.01% | 1,544 | 1.18% | -12,009 | -9.21% | 130,437 |
| Osceola | 6,893 | 48.63% | 7,062 | 49.82% | 220 | 1.55% | -169 | -1.19% | 14,175 |
| Palm Beach | 96,705 | 48.68% | 98,236 | 49.45% | 3,716 | 1.87% | -1,531 | -0.77% | 198,657 |
| Pasco | 33,710 | 53.72% | 28,306 | 45.11% | 731 | 1.16% | 5,404 | 8.61% | 62,747 |
| Pinellas | 141,879 | 48.00% | 150,003 | 50.75% | 3,687 | 1.25% | -8,124 | -2.75% | 295,569 |
| Polk | 47,286 | 51.01% | 44,238 | 47.72% | 1,182 | 1.27% | 3,048 | 3.29% | 92,706 |
| Putnam | 9,597 | 64.81% | 5,040 | 34.03% | 172 | 1.16% | 4,557 | 30.77% | 14,809 |
| St. Johns | 7,412 | 51.58% | 6,660 | 46.34% | 299 | 2.08% | 752 | 5.23% | 14,371 |
| St. Lucie | 12,386 | 51.16% | 11,502 | 47.51% | 321 | 1.33% | 884 | 3.65% | 24,209 |
| Santa Rosa | 8,020 | 46.06% | 9,122 | 52.39% | 270 | 1.55% | -1,102 | -6.33% | 17,412 |
| Sarasota | 26,293 | 36.78% | 44,157 | 61.78% | 1,028 | 1.44% | -17,864 | -24.99% | 71,478 |
| Seminole | 19,609 | 41.89% | 26,655 | 56.94% | 549 | 1.17% | -7,046 | -15.05% | 46,813 |
| Sumter | 4,721 | 66.59% | 2,212 | 31.20% | 157 | 2.21% | 2,509 | 35.39% | 7,090 |
| Suwannee | 4,718 | 63.74% | 2,405 | 32.49% | 279 | 3.77% | 2,313 | 31.25% | 7,402 |
| Taylor | 3,370 | 62.34% | 1,983 | 36.68% | 53 | 0.98% | 1,387 | 25.66% | 5,406 |
| Union | 1,480 | 72.55% | 544 | 26.67% | 16 | 0.78% | 936 | 45.88% | 2,040 |
| Volusia | 49,161 | 55.72% | 37,523 | 42.53% | 1,541 | 1.75% | 11,638 | 13.19% | 88,225 |
| Wakulla | 2,353 | 57.78% | 1,580 | 38.80% | 139 | 3.41% | 773 | 18.98% | 4,072 |
| Walton | 5,196 | 62.76% | 2,927 | 35.35% | 156 | 1.88% | 2,269 | 27.41% | 8,279 |
| Washington | 3,566 | 59.47% | 2,313 | 38.58% | 117 | 1.95% | 1,253 | 20.90% | 5,996 |
| Totals | 1,636,000 | 51.93% | 1,469,531 | 46.64% | 45,100 | 1.43% | 166,469 | 5.28% | 3,150,631 |
References
- ↑ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
- ↑ "Florida Presidential Election Voting History - 270toWin". 270toWin.com. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ↑ "Presidential Election Margin of Victory | The American Presidency Project". www.presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ↑ Black & Black 1992, p. 295.
- ↑ Black & Black 1992, p. 335.
Works cited
- Black, Earl; Black, Merle (1992). The Vital South: How Presidents Are Elected. Harvard University Press. ISBN 0674941306.
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